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Ponderosa Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

1885 South Lima St

Aurora CO, 80012, Arapahoe County

Phone: 720-747-2800

Ranking:

(888 out of 1,246, bottom 29%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Cherry Creek School District 5

Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA

Magnet: NA

Charter: NA

Shared-Time School: NA

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014		2012-2013		2011-2012		2010-2011		2009-2010		2008-2009		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	52		48		50		49		50		47		41
Total Students:	761		746		714		755		736		725		637
Prekindergarten:	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	65	8.6%	76	10.3%	72	9.9%	45	7.1%
Kindergarten:	132	17.3%	127	17.0%	131	18.3%	126	16.7%	119	16.2%	136	18.8%	91	14.3%
Grade 1:	124	16.3%	127	17.0%	130	18.2%	115	15.2%	130	17.7%	90	12.4%	100	15.7%
Grade 2:	124	16.3%	135	18.1%	115	16.1%	136	18.0%	96	13.0%	105	14.5%	111	17.4%
Grade 3:	132	17.3%	112	15.0%	137	19.2%	105	13.9%	98	13.3%	114	15.7%	100	15.7%
Grade 4:	121	15.9%	134	18.0%	99	13.9%	92	12.2%	109	14.8%	103	14.2%	97	15.2%
Grade 5:	127	16.7%	111	14.9%	102	14.3%	116	15.4%	108	14.7%	105	14.5%	93	14.6%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	435	57.2%	397	53.2%	368	51.5%	398	52.7%	377	51.2%	399	55.0%	351	55.1%
Female:	326	42.8%	349	46.8%	346	48.5%	357	47.3%	351	47.7%	318	43.9%	282	44.3%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	5	0.7%	4	0.5%	4	0.6%	6	0.8%	8	1.1%	6	0.8%	4	0.6%
Asian:	37	4.9%	39	5.2%	35	4.9%	48	6.4%	57	7.7%	57	7.9%	55	8.6%
Hispanic:	259	34.0%	264	35.4%	262	36.7%	277	36.7%	236	32.1%	213	29.4%	177	27.8%
Black:	236	31.0%	226	30.3%	220	30.8%	238	31.5%	249	33.8%	264	36.4%	227	35.6%
White:	178	23.4%	165	22.1%	156	21.8%	158	20.9%	186	25.3%	185	25.5%	174	27.3%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	3	0.4%	5	0.7%	4	0.6%	3	0.4%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	43	5.7%	43	5.8%	33	4.6%	25	3.3%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	393	51.6%	415	55.6%	408	57.1%	402	53.2%	323	43.9%	297	41.0%	266	41.8%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	81	10.6%	74	9.9%	63	8.8%	65	8.6%	85	11.5%	111	15.3%	71	11.1%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.66		15.59		14.25		15.28		14.62		15.50		15.50

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	68	80	68
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	68	80	71
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	62	76	68
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	66	78	70
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	54	76	69
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	75	78	71
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	66	79	69
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	72	79	72
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	56	77	71
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	71	78	71
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	50	76	71
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	52	77	73
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	75	77	70
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	74	80	73
2004	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	51	63	52
2005	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	50	67	56
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	43	63	52
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	48	63	55
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	34	57	50
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	25	61	53
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	48	59	51
2011	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	46	62	51
2005	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	55	77	66
2006	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	73	78	69
2007	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	53	78	70
2008	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	47	77	68
2009	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	60	80	71
2010	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	51	80	70
2011	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	69	80	71
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	65	74	63
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	55	75	64
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	60	75	67
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	45	72	64
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	51	74	66
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	51	73	65
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	46	75	65
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	56	75	66
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	55	68	53
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	38	62	52
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	45	63	50
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	24	59	49
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	37	61	52
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	38	60	51
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	31	62	51
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	52	66	56
2004	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	44	72	58
2005	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	50	76	63
2006	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	55	77	65
2007	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	55	75	65
2008	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	57	76	65
2009	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	50	73	63
2010	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	66	77	65
2011	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	63	77	66
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	64	79	69
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	60	78	69
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	61	80	69
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	56	76	68
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	58	78	70
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	57	76	69
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	67	79	70
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	65	77	69
2006	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	26	46	37
2007	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	28	50	41
2008	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	26	51	44
2009	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	25	54	45
2010	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	40	56	47
2011	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	43	58	46
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	43	69	55
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	54	72	58
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	56	71	60
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	47	69	57
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	43	69	59
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	38	67	58
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	46	69	58
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	47	71	61
TCAP
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	72.8	80.3	71.0
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	65.2	81.7	72.3
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	69.8	80.8	73.9
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	56.5	79.6	73.3
2012	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	41.9	59.5	52.5
2013	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	30.0	58.3	50.9
2012	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	65.7	80.5	71.5
2013	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	63.9	81.0	71.7
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	59.8	74.9	67.0
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	59.4	77.1	67.9
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	49.0	59.3	49.3
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	46.6	62.5	53.1
2012	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	69.6	75.1	64.5
2013	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	66.7	76.3	65.3
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	63.7	78.2	69.4
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	69.3	78.9	70.3
2012	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	44.1	59.2	48.5
2013	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	34.2	60.5	48.5
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	57.8	68.0	58.4
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	54.4	65.8	57.2

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	52.9%	55.6%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	47.1%	44.4%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	12.0 years	10.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	NA	30.6%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	94.1%	69.4%

Mean Base Salary:	$49,465.0	$45,624.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	NA	$35,718.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$50,222.0	$49,983.0

* Ponderosa Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.